Mid-Atlantic
Cape May
ferry terminal · New Jersey · NOAA station 8536110 · Tide predictions
38.9683, -74.9600
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48-hour outlook
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Drawn from the high/low predictions — NOAA publishes high/low only for this station.
The next seven days
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H = high tide · L = low tide · highs & lows in local time
On the water nearby
Bethany Beach, DE (263) buoy · 30 mi S · Station 44084
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Nearby tide stations
- Cape May Point, Sunset Beach · 1.6 mi SW
- Cape Island Creek, Cape May · 2.9 mi SE
- Cape May, Atlantic Ocean · 3.0 mi SE
- North Highlands Beach · 3.5 mi N
- Cape May Harbor · 3.9 mi E
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 6.5 ft — Mon Aug 2 · 9:27 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -1.0 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 2:21 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 7.1 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sat Jan 23 | 3:12 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Sun Jan 24 | 3:59 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 2:48 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 3:30 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 2:24 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 4:45 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 2:03 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 4:12 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Thu Jan 21 | 1:32 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Mon Mar 22 | 3:19 PM | -0.6 ft |
200 minus tides (below 0 ft) are predicted here in 2027. The table shows up to the 10 lowest that fall between 7 AM and 7 PM — the ones worth planning a clam dig or tidepool walk around.
About this station
Cape May, ferry terminal is one of NOAA's reference tide stations — its predictions are computed directly from harmonic analysis of water levels observed here, and other nearby stations are calculated from it.
Barrier islands, big bays, and river tides: Chesapeake and Delaware bays carry the tide deep inland, and a nor'easter can hold water in, or blow it out, for days at a time.